In January, Ravi Bhatia, M.D., will take the helm as director of the Division of Hematology and Oncology and as deputy director of the UAB Comprehensive Cancer Center.

]]>beenat@uab.edu (Beena Thannickal)News ArticleFri, 26 Sep 2014 09:29:22 -0500UAB's unique position to solve minority health problemshttp://www.uab.edu/medicine/news/deans-message/item/447-uab-s-unique-position-to-solve-minority-health-problems
http://www.uab.edu/medicine/news/deans-message/item/447-uab-s-unique-position-to-solve-minority-health-problemsI had the opportunity this morning to sit down with Evan Belanger, the education reporter for al.com, and discuss many wonderful initiatives we're working on in the School of Medicine. Here is a very short video outtake of one topic we covered, minority health and health disparities and UAB's unique position that affords us the opportunity to really make a lot of progress in these areas. You can read more about this at the UAB Minority Health & Health Disparities Research Center website.]]>smv@uab.edu (Selwyn Vickers, M.D.)Dean's MessageFri, 27 Jun 2014 16:20:56 -0500UAB Cancer Center researcher receives grant to support pediatric brain tumor researchhttp://www.uab.edu/medicine/news/events/item/429-uab-cancer-center-researcher-receives-grant-to-support-pediatric-brain-tumor-research
http://www.uab.edu/medicine/news/events/item/429-uab-cancer-center-researcher-receives-grant-to-support-pediatric-brain-tumor-researchPediatric cancer researcher Gregory Friedman, M.D., receives $40,000 grant to fight brain cancer in children.]]>beenat@uab.edu (Beena Thannickal)BriefThu, 19 Jun 2014 10:21:22 -0500PARP inhibitors may hold key to better HER2-positive breast cancer treatmenthttp://www.uab.edu/medicine/news/latest/item/264-parp-inhibitors-may-hold-key-to-better-her2-positive-breast-cancer-treatment
http://www.uab.edu/medicine/news/latest/item/264-parp-inhibitors-may-hold-key-to-better-her2-positive-breast-cancer-treatmentYang’s research focuses on a new class of drug – PARP inhibitors – that interfere with a cancer cell’s ability to repair DNA damage, hastening cell death.]]>beenat@uab.edu (Beena Thannickal)News ArticleThu, 10 Oct 2013 11:13:41 -0500UAB becomes largest cancer study enrollment sitehttp://www.uab.edu/medicine/news/latest/item/262-uab-becomes-largest-cancer-study-enrollment-site-in-the-u-s
http://www.uab.edu/medicine/news/latest/item/262-uab-becomes-largest-cancer-study-enrollment-site-in-the-u-sThe UAB community came out to support the CPS-3, becoming the largest single site enrollment in the U.S. with 1,209 participants.]]>nwyatt@uab.edu (Nicole Wyatt)News ArticleTue, 08 Oct 2013 10:24:06 -0500Breast Cancer Awareness Month events announcedhttp://www.uab.edu/medicine/news/latest/item/252-breast-cancer-awareness-month-events-announced
http://www.uab.edu/medicine/news/latest/item/252-breast-cancer-awareness-month-events-announcedIn honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month in October, the BCRFA and other organizations are hosting several local events.]]>beenat@uab.edu (Beena Thannickal)News ArticleFri, 27 Sep 2013 10:06:29 -0500Researchers ID proteins that may help brain tumors spreadhttp://www.uab.edu/medicine/news/latest/item/246-researchers-identify-proteins-that-may-help-brain-tumors-spread
http://www.uab.edu/medicine/news/latest/item/246-researchers-identify-proteins-that-may-help-brain-tumors-spreadA UAB study discovers a pathway used by malignant tumor cells to invade healthy parts of the brain, giving researchers a fresh target for drug discovery.]]>bshep@uab.edu (Bob Shepard)News ArticleFri, 20 Sep 2013 13:51:36 -0500African-American men focus of $13.5 million granthttp://www.uab.edu/medicine/news/latest/item/199-health-of-african-american-men-focus-of-13-5-million-grant
http://www.uab.edu/medicine/news/latest/item/199-health-of-african-american-men-focus-of-13-5-million-grantA joint project of the School of Medicine at UAB and the University of Minnesota Medical School will create the National Transdisciplinary Collaborative Center for African-American Men’s Health.]]>ccolmena@uab.edu (Clinton Colmenares)News ArticleTue, 06 Aug 2013 11:58:29 -0500